PDPC Singapore fines service vendor over data leak
The Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) of Singapore has fined its computer vendor Option Gift $4,000 for disclosing the personal information of 426 NSmen...
Turkey fines Facebook for $271,000
The Turkish government’s watchdog, Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK), recently fined Facebook a total of 1.65 million Lire ($270,976.01) in April 2019, for failing...
Reserve Bank of India fines Indian Bank for violating cybersecurity norms
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a fine of 10 million rupees ($1.4 million) on Indian Bank, a public-sector bank based out...
ICO fines Uber over data protection failings
The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Uber £385,000 ($491,284) for failing to protect customers’ personal data during a cyber-attack in 2016, and...
ICO fines Heathrow Airport Limited over USB drive data breach
Information Commissioner Office recently fined Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) with £120,000 ($1,56,548) for failing to secure the sensitive information about the airport staff. The...
ICO fines Equifax for 2017 customer data breach
Atlanta-based consumer credit reporting agency Equifax has been issued a £500,000 ($660,000) fine by the Information Commissioner Office (ICO) for failing to protect the...
Ransomware! Ransomware! Ransomware! The Problem of Blind Reductionism
Ransomware in a triad is the title of a recent cybersecurity article that caught my attention. The same repetitiveness can be found in aviation...
Think Beyond Holiday Hacks: Putting DevSecOps Into Practice
Every year, during the holiday season, we see major attacks on organizations or critical infrastructure. In Dec. 2020, it was ransomware attacks on health...
How AL/ML is Driving Growth and Innovation in Cloud Forensics
Enterprises are leveraging cloud infrastructure to modernize their processes, connect disparate services, and improve customer satisfaction rates. Up to 90% of the IT work...
“More States Move to Comprehensive State Laws Like the CCPA to Enhance Security Practices”
As 2022 peeks from the corner, there is anticipation that the year will, maybe, witness better security management to address the continued sophistication of...
